newton

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The newton is the SI unit of force, defined as the amount of force required to accelerate a one-kilogram mass by one meter per second squared.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf SI derived unit
unit of force
adoptedBy General Conference on Weights and Measures
baseUnitKilogramExponent 1
baseUnitMetreExponent 1
baseUnitSecondExponent -2
belongsToCategory mechanical units
belongsToPhysicalQuantity mechanics
capitalizationRule unit name lowercase, symbol uppercase
definition force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram at one metre per second squared
definitionFormula 1 N = 1 kg·m/s²
dimension M¹L¹T⁻²
exampleMagnitude weight of a small apple is about 1 N
hasDimensionSymbol F
inCGSSystem 100000 dyne
10⁵ dyne
inImperialSystem 0.2248089431 pound-force
inImperialSystemApprox 0.225 lbf
inKilonewton 0.001 kN
inMicronewton 1000000 µN
inMillinewton 1000 mN
isCoherentSIUnit true
isCoherentWith joule
pascal
watt
isNamedSIUnit true
isPartOf SI derived units list
isUsedFor measuring interaction between bodies
measuring push or pull
isVectorMagnitudeUnit true
namedAfter Isaac Newton
quantityMeasured force
relatedEquation F = m·a
relatedLaw Newton's second law of motion
surface form: Newton’s second law of motion
relationToJoule 1 J = 1 N·m
relationToPascal 1 Pa = 1 N/m²
relationToWatt 1 W = 1 N·m/s
SIBaseUnitExpression kg·m·s⁻²
standardGravityWeightOf1kg approximately 9.81 N
standardizationBody International Bureau of Weights and Measures
surface form: BIPM
symbol N
systemOfUnits International System of Units
SI
usedInField engineering
mechanics
physics

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